Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-17

An Insere0e109 Tax 0ale Question.
A FONT KAsEp sY THE DEMAND or rHH p1ksr "a
roSAL BANK or NEW yo9k
The demand by Vim. York Atiee attorney sr
The First National hank OF New York, fur Tn aaAe
OF CERTAIN property delinquent Tor special mprove-
ment taxes, upon which lien certincatss w<se
Issued BOW the property OF the bank, ratsS IN
important question OF interef 20 the District GOV.
erntnent and involves the possible loss Of some
snousands OF Collars Il "a whether, shoold this
ers OF the hen certificates, the District Will b.
eStopped nom the collection of the general taxes
The supreme Court rue Of 1Ss ps nT nss dca IN
an spPsaea case OF similar nature 90 the present
cass mat II property were SOLD for one tax asssss
ment made prlor to the time OF that for which tho
properly was sold II this decision win apply In
bank OF New York take measures whereny the
Dlstnct VIII be compelled 10 list and sell this
pIoiS,ys ,separssely, then the District win be
estoppcd ron collecting the general tAxesl The
law In regard 10 the mode OF Collection az usxsar
ments for special improvements prescr1bs two
each other One Is that this property shall NJ md
upon demand OF the holders of ths lien
s ssrII Ss s"i, and the other. that q
this latter mode the District may list the prorerty
upon which the liens exist and include 4, In the
regular sale III the district attorney decides that
the first is the legal and required none Iien tne
District win lose about 10000 IN other taxea
which are due on this same property. The whole
National bank OF New York paying the District
the amount OF the general and other taxes against
seems disposed TO do. The decision Of the sIr,cl
attorney II expected shortly. II he decides that
by listing this property separately the District
trict win refuse 10 do IL and the bank win be
obliged to ind means n IL can, 10 compel tie Conn.,
missiones TO comply with It's demanda
District Government Affairx.
ASKING AMENDMENT or TuE BUILDING REGULATIONS.
The Carpenters and Joiners Assembly, No. ICES,
X or l., and Carpenters and Joiners Union No. L
Brotherhood OF Engineers have addressed q volu-
m1nous letter 10 the District Commissioners CON-
planning OF the manner In which houses are being
erected In this city by speculators They say
that houses buin by such men are put up without
regard To workmanship, durability or strength,
amended as 20 require the inside WOODWORK OF
buildings 10 be performed with the same care as
TO strength, Durability and workmanship that Is
required for the outside work
THE pRy-CIosEr SYSTEM PoR THE PUBLIC sToo,s
commissioners Luflow and Wheatlss and
Building Inspector Entwise will leave the city for
Chester, Pa, tomorrow morning ut y o'clok 10
examine into the Ruttan dry-closet system in the
school at that place preparatory 10 Its intro1uc-
ton into the District school buildings. In the ncw
school building In course OF erection ut :,c and
streets the system Will be first inaugurateo.
DEATH RATE FOR SIX MONTHS
Health 0r1cer Townshend shows In his necapi-
tulation or the mortuary reports that during the
six months ending December 81, lSs6, We're 24l5
deaths In the District OF this number 5s6 were
Wnlte pb Wnltf MI cOlOre0 males.
and 5d4 colored females The death rate Tor the
period covered was 1876 per 900 per annum for
the whites, % IL for the colored. and 302 for ths
total population. The average age for he white
deoendents was thirty three years; for the ooored,
less than twenty two years
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as follows:
A. r. Fox, TO erect two brick dwellings, a. 600 on
o. between Sth and 9th streets northwest; also 20
same TO erect one brick dwelling. s.. 800 Corner
Sth and streets W. Ii. Germann Co.. 10 erect
frame dwelling, 500, near 9TH and Ponetpy SIS.
j. N. Graham To erect brick dwelling a, 600 on
NJ, between and 9th streets northwest A. Bohn
TO erect brick store and dwelling. $1,000 near 18th
street and Maryland avenue northeast William
Arendes, TO erect brlck stable, 81 $50 fn rear OF
5:S9 Sth street southeast. j. l. Hutchinson, 10
erect two frame dwellings, 81, ZOO, ON ID, between
l. and streets southeast. George W. King, %
erect brick dwelling, ZOO, on Prospect street
northwest. .
NTSCEIIAHDOC2
j. H. Gibson, or SIS 9th street northeast has
preferred charges against Police onlcer w u.
Mooney for conduct unbecoming an Officer ana a
gentleman in forcibly entering his house 70 search
for a supposed thief.
II. Z. Smith has been appointed an AdcutAonAl
private on the police force without COMPRESSION
therefor from the District